Reminds me of the parking ticket I got when I parked my (small)
motorcycle on the street between two metered spots and
went into a bank to deposit a cheque.

I came out and had just been written up.  I told the meter maid I'd just
been in the bank for a second and anyway wasn't taking up a
spot.  She said "what were you doing in the bank?" I said "depositing
a cheque"  and she said "the only way you can get out of a ticket
that's already been written, like this one, is if you just went to
get some change. What did you say you were doing in the bank?" So finally
I clued in and said, "Uh, I was getting change for the meter here" and
she said "OK, fine, I'll make a note on my copy of the ticket.  Just call
the number on the ticket and tell them that and they'll void it."

And they did.

tabe johnson/87 westy (running like a champ... today!)

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From:    Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Subject: multiple tows  (was RE: I-90 Freeway help

I was once towed by AAA to a repair place, when my engine blew.  They
offered to replace my engine, but I didn't want them to.  So I called AAA
again.  (This was in Michigan.)  The AAA person said "didn't we just tow
you?"  I said yes.

She said (and I quote, more or less), "we can't tow you twice in a row on
the same problem unless the repair place can't solve the problem.  So if you
tell me the repair place can't solve the problem, I'll be able to authorize
the second tow."

Me:  "uh..."

Her: "do you want to tell me they can't solve the problem?"

Me:  "of course, they can't solve the problem."  (mentally:  "thank you, AAA
lady!")

So I got towed again.

I thought it was four tows a year up to 100 miles each, not three.

And now maybe I should stop sending Vanagon mail and get to work???

Joy